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Least educated, Alabama counties · 2000

Alabama counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Bibb County, ALAL22,2627.1%+0%

02Lawrence County, ALAL33,8437.5%+0%

03Bullock County, ALAL9,7807.7%+0%

04Lamar County, ALAL13,5877.8%+0%

05Clay County, ALAL14,2077.8%+0%

06Marion County, ALAL29,0978.0%+0%

07Coosa County, ALAL10,1618.0%+0%

08Hale County, ALAL15,1948.1%+0%

09DeKalb County, ALAL74,0858.3%+0%

10Winston County, ALAL23,8298.3%+0%

11Washington County, ALAL14,8228.6%+0%

12Geneva County, ALAL27,5548.7%+0%

13Walker County, ALAL65,1409.1%+0%

14Fayette County, ALAL15,8729.2%+0%

15Conecuh County, ALAL10,8999.2%+0%

16Cleburne County, ALAL15,9709.2%+0%

17Chambers County, ALAL34,2539.5%+0%

18Choctaw County, ALAL11,9049.6%+0%

19Blount County, ALAL60,1569.6%+0%

20Russell County, ALAL58,8989.7%+0%

21Franklin County, ALAL32,4499.7%+0%

22Cherokee County, ALAL26,4139.7%+0%

23Pickens County, ALAL18,2219.8%+0%

24Chilton County, ALAL47,7089.9%+0%

25Randolph County, ALAL23,16310.0%+0%

26Perry County, ALAL7,42510.0%+0%

27Wilcox County, ALAL9,66610.1%+0%

28Butler County, ALAL18,10010.4%+0%

29Jackson County, ALAL54,28110.4%+0%

30Greene County, ALAL7,06710.5%+0%

31Escambia County, ALAL36,66510.6%+0%

32Barbour County, ALAL24,60710.9%+0%

33Lowndes County, ALAL9,35911.0%+0%

34St. Clair County, ALAL98,20611.1%+0%

35Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17511.2%+0%

36Talladega County, ALAL81,60311.2%+0%

37Monroe County, ALAL18,96511.8%+0%

38Cullman County, ALAL94,00911.9%+0%

39Clarke County, ALAL22,01412.1%+0%

40Marengo County, ALAL18,31112.1%+0%

41Covington County, ALAL37,94712.2%+0%

42Sumter County, ALAL11,58812.4%+0%

43Etowah County, ALAL103,88613.4%+0%

44Marshall County, ALAL103,53713.9%+0%

45Dallas County, ALAL35,14013.9%+0%

46Dale County, ALAL49,91214.0%+0%

47Henry County, ALAL18,39414.1%+0%

48Colbert County, ALAL59,47414.1%+0%

49Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95314.1%+0%

50Calhoun County, ALAL115,83415.2%+0%

51Elmore County, ALAL91,57716.6%+0%

52Limestone County, ALAL122,92816.9%+0%

53Autauga County, ALAL61,92018.0%+0%

54Morgan County, ALAL126,48318.4%+0%

55Houston County, ALAL110,31818.4%+0%

56Pike County, ALAL33,68818.4%+0%

57Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13518.5%+0%

58Mobile County, ALAL411,65818.6%+0%

59Macon County, ALAL18,13218.8%+0%

60Coffee County, ALAL56,95319.3%+0%

61Baldwin County, ALAL267,76123.1%+0%

62Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36824.0%+0%

63Jefferson County, ALAL665,74224.6%+0%

64Lee County, ALAL189,88127.9%+0%

65Montgomery County, ALAL225,89128.5%+0%

66Madison County, ALAL433,51634.3%+0%

67Shelby County, ALAL238,55236.8%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES